Letra de The Festival
Sheherazade this day is yours The bearers of your gifts now all around you stand The finest silk made in the land Is waiting for your choice It shimmers at your hand Sheherazade your life is one You have today the sultan's love The people watch you step into the sun Stalls and bars of every kind Food piled high on woven leaves for all to eat Drums and flutes at every turn The music winding, twisting through the crowded streets Caravans from far away bring people laughing People come to see the sultan in Baghdad today Scheherazade her name is known Her tale is told The sultan let her life be spared The festival begins this day To celebrate her fame The people sing her praise Stories sung, the crowds are dancing To the music and the entertainment all the voices sing The people call to see the king The sultan smiles His story just begun The sultan and Sheherazade are one Scheherazade, Scheherazade She told him tales of sultans and talismans and rings A thousand and one nights she sang to entertain her king She sings, Scheherazade, Sheherazade, Scheherazade, ...